n_TOF is a CERN experiment devoted to the measurement of neutron induced cross sections using the time-of-flight technique.
The large neutron energy range (from meV to GeV) available at the neutron time of flight (n_TOF) facility at CERN is particularly suited for measurements in several interesting areas of research as nuclear astrophysics (heavy elements nucleosynthesis, Big Bang nucleosynthesis), emerging nuclear technologies (accelerator driven reactors, nuclear waste transmutation, IV generation reactors, fusion reactors), nuclear medicine (neutron capture therapy of cancer) and nuclear structure studies (nuclear levels, fission barriers, neutron scattering lenght).
The neutron source is a spallation source driven by the CERN PS accelerator, which makes n_TOF a unique facility for these kind of measurements.
The facility features two beam lines and experimental areas, the first is at 20 m from the source and is dedicated to radioactive targets and the second, at 185 m, is devoted to high energy resolution measurements.